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## Build with Discord

Discord provides a platform for building social experiences, whether you're creating apps within Discord or integrating Discord's features into your game.

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  <Card title="Apps" link="/docs/quick-start/overview-of-apps" icon="RobotIcon">
    Develop apps, bots, and integrations to enhance the Discord experience.
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  <Card title="Activities" link="/docs/activities/overview" icon="ActivitiesIcon">
    Build multiplayer games and social experiences that run directly in Discord.
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  <Card title="Discord Social SDK" link="/docs/discord-social-sdk/overview" icon="GameControllerIcon">
    Add rich social features into your game across desktop, mobile, and console.
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## Apps: Extend Discord with Custom Integrations

Enhance the Discord experience with custom apps, commands, and integrations.

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  <Card title="Apps Overview" link="/docs/quick-start/overview-of-apps" icon="RobotIcon">
    Learn the fundamentals of building Discord apps and commands.
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  <Card title="Build Your First Discord App" link="/docs/quick-start/getting-started" icon="WrenchIcon">
    Create a bot user that plays "rock, paper, scissors" with users.
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  <Card title="Slash Commands and Interactions" link="/docs/interactions/overview#message-components" icon="SlashBoxIcon">
    Create custom commands and interactions for your app.
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## Activities: Build Multiplayer Games in Discord

Use the Embedded App SDK to create real-time games and social experiences that users can launch directly inside Discord.

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  <Card title="Activities Overview" link="/docs/activities/overview" icon="ActivitiesIcon">
    Discover how Activities work in Discord.
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  <Card title="Build Your First Activity" link="/docs/activities/building-an-activity" icon="WrenchIcon">
    Build and test an Activity using the Embedded App SDK.
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  <Card title="Activity Design Patterns" link="/docs/activities/design-patterns" icon="PaintPaletteIcon">
    Best practices for multiplayer, game design, and player experience.
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## Discord Social SDK: Bring Social Features to Your Game

Enable rich presence, voice chat, and more to create a seamless social experience for your players and grow your game.

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  <Card title="Discord Social SDK Overview" link="/docs/discord-social-sdk/overview" icon="GameControllerIcon">
    Explore rich presence, relationships, voice chat, and more.
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  <Card title="Build with the Discord Social SDK" link="/docs/discord-social-sdk/getting-started" icon="WrenchIcon">
    Start here for a step-by-step guide to adding social features to your game.
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  <Card title="Design Guidelines" link="/docs/discord-social-sdk/design-guidelines" icon="PaintPaletteIcon">
    Best practices for integrating Discord Social SDK features into your game.
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## Find Support

Connect with the developer community, report issues, and stay updated with API changes.

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  <Card title="Join the Developer Discord" link="https://discord.gg/discord-developers" icon="ClydeIcon">
    Get support, API announcements, and participate in developer events.
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  <Card title="Report Issues on GitHub" link="https://github.com/discord/discord-api-docs" icon="BugIcon">
    Submit API bugs, feature requests, or contribute to the documentation.
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  <Card title="Visit the Developer Help Center" link="https://support-dev.discord.com" icon="CircleQuestionIcon">
    Find articles, FAQs, and reach out to Discord's developer support team.
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